Identifying perspectives

…There are three main types of perspective you'll…find in photography, one, two, and three point perspective.…Here's some examples of each.…A one point perspective contains only one vanishing point on the horizon line.…An easy way to imagine this, is to think of yourself looking down a long hallway.…As the hallway descends into the distance, you'll see…the vanishing point at the end of the hall.…A two point perspective has two vanishing points on the horizon line.…An easy way to identify these kinds of images is…to imagine yourself standing across the street from a building.…

As you face the building, one side falls away to…the right, and the other side falls away to the left.…Two point perspective are identified by having parallel vertical surfaces.…So if you look at the windows here, they…all line up on either side, parallel to each other.…This is not to be confused with a three point perspective,…which is similar to the fact that you're looking at two planes.…But, imagine yourself standing on that street…

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4/10/2014

Learn how to work with perspective in Photoshop: adjust it, repair it, and create better composites with perspective in mind. Adobe Certified Instructor Kevin Stohlmeyer takes you on a quick tour of the three types of perspective, and shows how to adjust perspective with everything from simple cropping to the Perspective Warp tool found in Adobe CC, as well as repair content in photos with dramatic perspective. Plus, learn how to insert new elements into a perspective shot and make sure they blend perfectly with the rest of the composition.